Installing The Storage Switch While Installing Suse Linux With; Yast1; Materials Required; Create Disk Arrays - 3Ware 3W-6800 User Manual

3ware Escalade Storage Switch User Guide
Installing the storage switch while installing
SuSE Linux with YaST1

Materials required

• 3ware 3DM CD-ROM, 3ware driver installation disk for SuSE
Linux (1)
• 3ware driver installation disk.
• SuSE Linux Installation CD-ROM/DVD and boot disk
Note:
nected to the motherboard interfered with using the
Escalade Storage Switch as a boot device. Disconnecting
the IDE drive while installing Linux will eliminate this
problem. After Linux is installed, the drive can be recon-
nected.

Create disk arrays

Refer to the 3ware Hardware Installation and 3ware Disk Array
Configuration Utility chapters.

Boot with the SuSE CD/DVD or diskette

1 Insert SuSE Boot diskette into the floppy drive of the computer.
If your BIOS supports it you may boot directly from the SuSE
installation CD-ROM/DVD disk instead.
2 Select the manual or YaST1 installation method. YaST2 is not
supported. If the system boots in YaST2 mode, select Abort and
continue the install from the main installation menu.
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